阅读下面的短文, 从短文后各题所给的A\B\C\D四个选项中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
A
"blogger" is a person who writes on an Internet website called a
"blog"(博客). The word "blog" is a1way
of saying "web log", or "personal website". Anyone can
start a 2, and they can write about anything they
like.
There are
millions of blogs on the internet today. They3 news, information and ideas for people who
read them. They contain 4 to
other websites, and they provide a place for people to write their 5 and react to the ideas of others.
A research
company called Perseus has 6 more than 3, 000 web logs. It says that blogs
are most 7 with teenage girls. They use them to 8 their friends know what is happening in their
lives. The study9 says that more than 100, 000 bloggers stopped
taking part in the activity after a year. 10,
some people develop 11blogs to present political and other
ideas. 12, the Republican and Democratic parties(政党) in the southern state of Kentucky recently started their own
blogs. And American companies are beginning to use blogs to advertise their 13.
At the
same time, some long-standing blogs have 14.
Last week, blogging leader Dave Winer closed his free blog service
"weblogs. com". He said the site became too expensive to 15.
He started the blog four years ago, and thousands of people had 16 on it. They were 17 that the site had been closed.
One blog
that is still going 18 is
called Rebecca's Pocket. Rebecca Blood created the website in 1999. She wrote
about the history of blogs on the site. That 19 led to a book called The Weblog Handbook. It has been 20into
four languages so far.
(1)
A .
long
B .
short
C .
regular
D .
central
(2)
A .
company
B .
expression
C .
blog
D .
experiment
(3)
A .
provide
B .
explore
C .
debate
D .
seek
(4)
A .
issues
B .
guidance
C .
recovery
D .
links
(5)
A .
reasons
B .
faults
C .
ideas
D .
choices
(6)
A .
studied
B .
reported
C .
served
D .
attached
(7)
A .
pleased
B .
popular
C .
bored
D .
careful
(8)
A .
ask
B .
let
C .
demand
D .
order
(9)
A .
instead
B .
yet
C .
also
D .
still
(10)
A .
Besides
B .
Therefore
C .
In fact
D .
However
(11)
A .
serious
B .
relaxing
C .
fierce
D .
humorous
(12)
A .
In the end
B .
In
total
C .
For example
D .
On the contrary
(13)
A .
employees
B .
products
C .
systems
D .
predictions
(14)
A .
recognized
B .
happened
C .
survived
D .
ended
(15)
A .
advertise
B .
start
C .
close
D .
continue
(16)
A .
appeared
B .
written
C .
worked
D .
taken
(17)
A .
upset
B .
happy
C .
excited
D .
confident
(18)
A .
devoted
B .
gentle
C .
strong
D .
weak
(19)
A .
character
B .
history
C .
usage
D .
article
(20)
A .
dipped
B .
fooled
C .
translated
D .
mixed
答案:(1)B;(2)C;(3)A;(4)D;(5)C;(6)A;(7)B;(8)B;(9)C;(10)D;(11)A;(12)C;(13)B;(14)D;(15)D;(16)B;(17)A;(18)C;(19)D;(20)C;